Europe is doing a good job helping refugees from Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Europe is doing a good job helping refugees from Ukraine

The Economist  

S HE THOUGHT it might have been fireworks. But as Olga Nietsche looked out the window of her flat in Kyiv on the morning of February 24th, a rocket flew by and exploded not ten minutes’ walk away. A mate with a car helped her get to Przemysl in Poland, normally a trip of several hours, now a days-long ordeal. She carries only a few documents, a sleeping-bag and a change of clothes; her voice falters as she wonders what the male relatives she has left behind will face. Then, she says, she will volunteer to help other Ukrainians, using her language skills to help them get beyond the range of bombs, to reach the safety of European countries that are still at peace.

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‘Stay in a city being shelled, or take a risk moving’ - uncovering the human cost of Russia’s war on Ukraine
10 months ago

‘Stay in a city being shelled, or take a risk moving’ - uncovering the human cost of Russia’s war on Ukraine

The Independent  

Iryna’s body told her it was time to leave. “The sessions were online, but it gave me the chance to socialise with other Ukrainians and learn about healthcare, education, emergency cases, rights and opportunities in the UK.” It’s also helping her with her career. Thanks to this guidance, I’ve gained employment and self-employment as well.” Iryna took part in the …

With moments to escape Russia’s war, this is what Ukrainians took
1 year, 10 months ago

With moments to escape Russia’s war, this is what Ukrainians took

Al Jazeera  

Kateryna Miakutikova, 34, hails from Nemishajeve in the Kyiv District. by Kateryna Miakutikova “At first, we thought this is Kyiv District, we’re safe here. "On the first day the war started, we couldn’t believe it." In this situation, your instincts work.” Kateryna and her children were dropped off in Zhytomyr, west of Kyiv, where they stayed one night with friends. …

In the grips of war, Ukraine faces bleak demographic future
2 years, 1 month ago

In the grips of war, Ukraine faces bleak demographic future

Al Jazeera  

The refugee crisis is exacerbating Ukraine’s irreversible demographic decline, which began in the Soviet era. “There’s no future in Ukraine,” Oleh told Al Jazeera, citing corruption and the economic free-fall that may shrink Ukraine’s gross domestic product by a third this year. “He visited Germany at 16 and told me right away: ‘I’m learning German and going to a university …

‘No mercy': Mariupol bombing compared to Nazi war crimes
2 years, 9 months ago

‘No mercy': Mariupol bombing compared to Nazi war crimes

Associated Press  

MEDYKA, Poland — The president of Poland compared Russia’s attacks on Ukraine to Nazi forces during World War II, saying Tuesday that besieged Mariupol looks like Warsaw in 1944 after the Germans bombed houses and killed civilians “with no mercy at all.” President Andrzej Duda, who will host President Joe Biden later this week in a Warsaw rebuilt from the …

Europe Braces for Ukrainian Refugees from Cities Under Bombardment
2 years, 9 months ago

Europe Braces for Ukrainian Refugees from Cities Under Bombardment

News 18  

Eastern Europe braced for a surge of refugees from shelled towns and cities in Ukraine on Thursday as fighting following Russia’s invasion intensified and the United Nations said more than 2.3 million people had now fled the country. Ukraine had hoped to start evacuating civilians through seven “humanitarian corridors” on Thursday, a day after it said a children’s hospital was …

Diary from Ukraine: Crossing into Poland, ‘I can exhale at last’
2 years, 9 months ago

Diary from Ukraine: Crossing into Poland, ‘I can exhale at last’

Al Jazeera  

As Zakhida and her family cross the border into Poland, they find both freedom and homesickness on the other side. Day 13: March 8, 2022 – ‘We made it to Poland, but my heart is in Ukraine’ 4am: My 11-year-old daughter Samira, my 75-year-old mother Abibe and I woke in the apartment of a friend of mine who had offered …

City in Poland’s southeast becomes major travel hub for refugees from Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

City in Poland’s southeast becomes major travel hub for refugees from Ukraine

LA Times  

A Ukrainian child rests at the railway station in Przemysl after crossing the border at Medyka, Poland, on Wednesday. About half headed to Poland, the U.N. said, while many others sought shelter in Ukraine’s other western neighbors — Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia and other countries — and some moved to the Russian Federation. “Putin started this war, and these poor …

Fleeing for their lives to Poland, Ukraine's refugees find safety and solace in an army of strangers
2 years, 9 months ago

Fleeing for their lives to Poland, Ukraine's refugees find safety and solace in an army of strangers

The Telegraph  

Agniia and her husband Emile Nkoyok only escaped by the skin of their teeth, managing to jump on the last train out of Karkiv with their three-month-old daughter as the sound of bombs grew louder around them. So, after watching television images of desperate Ukrainians fleeing their homeland, she decided to do something herself, setting off from her home in …

Huge crowds in Europe, US march in solidarity with Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Huge crowds in Europe, US march in solidarity with Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

From Berlin to Washington DC, protesters express solidarity with Ukraine as Russia steps up assault on its neighbour. From Berlin to Prague, and Washington DC, to Saint Petersburg, protesters on Sunday chanted slogans against Russian President Vladimir Putin while others waved banners with slogans like “Putin murderer” or “stop the monster”. In the German capital, Berlin, more than 100,000 people …

Ukraine mood: Wary of Russia’s ‘imperial ambition,’ but hoping war won’t happen
2 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine mood: Wary of Russia’s ‘imperial ambition,’ but hoping war won’t happen

LA Times  

A protester fills in a poster with the words “#Say no to Putin” during a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 9, 2021. “I don’t believe a full-scale war is possible,” said Diana Kolodyazhnaya, 29, a videographer who lives in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. “I don’t know where the bomb shelters are,” said Natalia Serebryakova, 43, a film critic who …

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